12827 - El-Qasr - Chapel

Church Name, type, function

Site Name:

El-Qasr

Church name:

Chapel

Functional Type:

Monastic

Church type:

Chapel - With an annexed room

Location

Coordinates, ITM system:

232.38

654.45

Coordinates, ICS system:

182.37

1,154.50

Geographical region:

Samaria Desert Fringes

Topographical location:

On the northern edge of the Judean Desert.

Distance from nearest settlement:

1 km southeast of Khirbet Samiya.

Provincial affiliation:

Palaestina I

Source of knowledge

Archaeological remains

Bibliograpy:

Hirschfeld, Y., 1988/89	149-150 הפנייה לא נכונה- הנכונה נמצאת ב:
Hirschfeld, Y., 1990	56, no. 43
Tsafrir, Y., Di Segni, L. and Green, J., 1994	206
Finkelstein, I., Bunimvitz, S. and Lederman, Z., 1997	744
Magen, Y. and Kagan, E. D., 2012	201-201

Abbreviation for Journals and Series

General description

State of preservation/which parts were uncovered:

Rectangular structure (14.7 X 11.4 m), entered from the west via a small courtyard containing a cistern. An apsidal chapel is located in the northeast of the structure.

Description

Illustrative material:

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Figures

Lateral spaces:

Three dwelling rooms are situated south of the courtyard and chapel.

Crypt: See in the Detailed Description, crypt

Small finds

Small finds illustrative material:

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Detailed description

Structure

Orientation:

Facing east

Water cistern:

Yes

Crypt

Accessibility and description:

The crypt is located beneath the hall of the chapel.

Architectural Evolution

Dating material	Phase no.	Century
Apsidal chapel with a crypt beneath the floor.	Phase 1	Early Christian / Byzantine
	Abandonment	Unknown